Comparison

Help and Hope vs Pray!365

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Help and Hope

This app offers free resources to help individuals find hope through faith during difficult times. It provides a variety of content including podcasts, videos, biblical counseling, sermons, and devotionals, all aimed at sharing the light of Jesus and encouraging trust in God.

Highlights
  • Help and Hope podcasts
  • Ask Dr. Betters videos
  • Anchored Virtual Biblical Counseling
  • In His Grip Sermons
  • Daily Treasure Devotional
  • Biblically sound answers
Features
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The resources on this app are provided free of charge thanks to the generous support of individuals committed to sharing the hope of Jesus. Our desire is to offer the Light of Jesus through triage, treatment, and teaching. Encouraging and equipping others about God’s trustworthiness and faithfulness, no matter how difficult the circumstances, through the variety of free resources we produce and distribute. So far, we have seen Light of Jesus touch millions of broken people worldwide through our resources. Helping one more person at a time find hope. Scripture is clear that we will all go through some sort of hardship or suffering during the course of our lives (Hebrews 12:7-11, 1 Peter 4:12). How will you respond when suffering invades your life? Are you prepared? Will you be able to see the Beauty in the Brokenness? MARKINC Ministries is the beauty that was raised from the brokenness of losing their baby boy, Mark. When Chuck and Sharon Betters lost their sixteen-year-old son in 1993 in a tragic car accident, they could feel the hemorrhaging in their broken hearts. Encouragers came alongside them in the darkness to triage the hemorrhaging and remind them that God is sovereign and you can trust Him. That was the beginning of MARKINC, Making Abundant Riches Known In the Name of Christ, in honor of their son. While the roots of this ministry were planted in a painful, broken place, tremendous beauty has resulted in the help and hope shared with millions of people around the world. The MARKINC Family has been charged with offering the Light of Jesus through triage, treatment, and teaching. Helping one more person at a time find hope. We offer triage to help stop the hemorrhaging of a broken heart and show you that you are not alone through our Help and Hope podcasts and Ask Dr. Betters videos. The Help and Hope podcast is a collection of real stories from real people who have been through darkness in this broken world and found their light in Jesus. The Ask Dr. Betters videos feature Dr. Chuck F. Betters providing biblically sound answers to your tough questions. Questions like “Will I Know My Loved Ones In Heaven?” and “What Happens When We Die?” You can find treatment through Anchored Virtual Biblical Counseling. Experienced counselors are available to help you stitch the wound and move toward hope. Helping you travel by faith, with the hope of Jesus, we offer teaching through the In His Grip Sermons and the Daily Treasure Devotional. In His Grip is the preaching and teaching of Dr. Chuck F. Betters. With over 50 years behind the pulpit, Dr. Betters has consistently taught that God is sovereign and that you can trust Him when you are in His grip. The Daily Treasure Devotional, written by Sharon Betters and guests, embraces the power of God’s Word to encourage, equip, and energize us to walk by faith in the pathway God has marked out for us, no matter how difficult it may be. We hope this app brings you peace and hope, whether you are going through a difficult time or know someone who is suffering. May you see the light of Jesus through these resources. Please feel free to connect with us, submit a question to Ask Dr. Betters, leave a comment, or join our prayer group directly within the app! Mobile app version: 6.22.1

About

Pray!365

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The Pray!365 app is designed to help you pray intentionally throughout your day. A widget on your home screen reminds you to pray each time you reach for your device. The sleek, colorful interface is simple to use. Add cards quickly by entering only a title or enhance with a colorful symbol and description. Optionally, add a photo from your device's library. Load the optional Starter Pack and never be at a loss for words with 50+ prayer prompts directly from the Bible. Absolutely free! This app is not monetized in any way. KEY FEATURES - Turns your prayer prompts into widgets on your home screen - Gorgeous in both Liquid Glass and dark mode - Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Syncs across devices via iCloud

Screenshots

Help and Hope4 screens
Pray!3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Help and Hope at every 2 months against Pray!365's every 22 months. Help and Hope also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Help and Hope ships an update every 2 months, Pray!365 every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Help and Hope versus Pray!365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelp and HopePray!365
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB261 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMARKINC MinistriesCynthia Cox

In-app purchases

None

Help and Hope

No in-app purchases

None

Pray!365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Help and Hope free?
Help and Hope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pray!365 free?
Pray!365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Help and Hope or Pray!365 have ads?
Neither Help and Hope nor Pray!365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Help and Hope or Pray!365?
Help and Hope ships an update every 2 months, and Pray!365 every 22 months. Most recently, Help and Hope was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pray!365 on November 8, 2026.

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